Air Pollution in Bucharest: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

The latest data Last 7 days Quality of life
Current data from stations: RO0065A RO0066A RO0067A RO0068A RO0069A RO0070A
Locations: « Sector 3 Bucharest
Pollution and air quality forecast for Bucharest. Today is Friday, May 2, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Bucharest:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 21 (Moderate)
  2. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 7 (Good)
  3. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 20 (Moderate)
  4. ozone (O3) - 4 (Good)
  5. carbon monoxide (CO) - 931 (Good)
  6. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 56 (Moderate)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Bucharest, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Bucharest today? Is the air polluted in Bucharest?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderate in Bucharest. Some pollutants in Bucharest may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Bucharest may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Bucharest? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 21 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Bucharest in the last 7 days was: 35 (Monday, January 15, 2024) and the lowest: 19 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024).

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
7 (Good)

What is the level of PM10 today in Bucharest? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Bucharest is: 20 (Moderate)

How is the O3 level today in Bucharest? (ozone (O3))
4 (Good)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
931 (Good)

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
56 (Moderate)



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM2,5 21 (Moderate)

SO2 7 (Good)

PM10 20 (Moderate)

O3 4 (Good)

CO 931 (Good)

NO2 56 (Moderate)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Bucharest

index 2024-01-10 2024-01-11 2024-01-12 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 2024-01-15 2024-01-16 2024-01-17
pm25 19
Moderate		 28
Moderate		 28
Moderate		 23
Moderate		 22
Moderate		 35
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 25
Moderate		 19
Moderate
pm10 22
Moderate		 33
Moderate		 31
Moderate		 22
Moderate		 19
Good		 50
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 25
Moderate		 19
Good
so2 7
Good		 8
Good		 8
Good		 7
Good		 9
Good		 10
Good		 8
Good		 7
Good
o3 36
Good		 43
Good		 27
Good		 43
Good		 43
Good		 25
Good		 35
Good		 16
Good
no2 28
Good		 26
Good		 33
Good		 23
Good		 22
Good		 59
Moderate		 35
Good		 32
Good
co 1105
Good		 753
Good		 545
Good		 479
Good		 520
Good		 1095
Good		 707
Good		 674
Good
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Quality of life in Bucharest

Green and Parks in the City

Bucharest 48%

Moldova: 67% Bulgaria: 66% Serbia: 55% Hungary: 59% Slovakia: 58%

particulate matter PM2.5

Bucharest 23 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Bucharest 42%

Moldova: 56% Bulgaria: 50% Serbia: 53% Hungary: 65% Slovakia: 73%

particulate matter PM10

Bucharest 31 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Bucharest 76%

Moldova: 53% Bulgaria: 68% Serbia: 65% Hungary: 49% Slovakia: 35%

Garbage Disposal

Bucharest 37%

Moldova: 35% Bulgaria: 44% Serbia: 39% Hungary: 65% Slovakia: 65%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Bucharest 54%

Moldova: 46% Bulgaria: 70% Serbia: 64% Hungary: 80% Slovakia: 87%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Bucharest 36%

Moldova: 35% Bulgaria: 42% Serbia: 37% Hungary: 52% Slovakia: 57%

Noise and Light pollution

Bucharest 57%

Moldova: 53% Bulgaria: 51% Serbia: 51% Hungary: 45% Slovakia: 41%

Water Pollution

Bucharest 55%

Moldova: 63% Bulgaria: 41% Serbia: 52% Hungary: 30% Slovakia: 27%
Source: Numbeo


RO0065A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM2,5 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

SO2 12 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM10 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 3.8 (Good)

ozone (O3)

RO0066A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM10 19 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

CO 999 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

NO2 73 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 5.2 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

RO0067A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

CO 835 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

NO2 52 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM10 17 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

RO0068A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM10 20 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 6.3 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 46 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

RO0069A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

SO2 5.6 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM10 22 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 63 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

CO 849 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

RO0070A

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

CO 1042 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

PM10 24 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 48 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

RO0065A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm25 19 25 35 22 23 28 28 19
pm10 19 26 38 22 24 30 29 21
so2 11 12 15 14 12 13 13 12
o3 16 35 25 43 43 27 43 36

RO0066A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm10 14 26 47 18 20 28 28 26
so2 4.7 5.4 7.5 7 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.3
no2 33 38 66 21 22 29 28 31
co 530 575 875 424 428 478 832 985

RO0067A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm10 15 21 45 17 20 27 24 23
co 722 777 1155 708 680 801 1151 1276
no2 39 44 65 28 29 45 33 35

RO0068A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 28 39 53 27 27 31 28 30
pm10 17 27 52 17 20 26 25 24
so2 6.2 6.5 7.8 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.1

RO0069A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
co 627 666 1050 503 501 573 793 852
pm10 22 27 51 18 22 30 29 26
so2 4.8 5.9 8.8 7.8 5.7 6.8 6.4 5.6
no2 35 26 58 18 20 28 21 22

RO0070A

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 27 28 54 19 19 29 22 24
pm10 25 26 64 22 25 47 61 11
co 817 810 1301 444 309 327 235 1307

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